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Ron Johnson: “We need to do everything in terms of our actions [to ensure]…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Senator Johnson at the Foreign Relations Committee

Published June 5, 2014 | Video Starts at 03:25

I think this is what really what was so hopeful about the protests of Maidan is that really was coming together of the Ukrainian people after 20 years to say, okay, we are sick of the corruption so We need to do everything in terms of our actions [to ensure] anti-corruption laws are passed [in Ukraine]. If we have to tie aid or help to make sure that anti corruption laws are passed, I think we should do that. (03:25–03:35)

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Asserts the necessity of passing anti-corruption laws in Ukraine.

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